Scholars
Nicholas Theis
Kenyon College
Based in
United States
North America
Nicholas Theis’ research focuses on the human drivers of environmental change and inequality, environmental knowledge production, and rural environmental issues. His work interrogates how international trade shapes relationships between extraction and environmental harm, the organization of environmental and climate science, and how rural identities inform perceptions of environmental problems. Currently, he is interested in the intersections of rurality, climate change and obstructionism, and public policy.
Focus areas of expertise
Climate Justice Fossil fuels AgriculturePublications
Articles
Theis, Nicholas, Mauricio Betancourt, and Amanda Sikirica. 2024. “Appraising Sociological Approaches to Ecologically Unequal Exchange: Theoretical Considerations and Quantitative Consequences.” Journal of World-Systems Research 30(2):610-634.
Theis, Nicholas and Ryan Light (equal co-authors). 2024. “Surveying the Landscape of Environmental Social Science: A bibliometric and network analysis.” Environmental Research Communications 6:061003.
Alvarez, Camila H., Daniel Shtob, and Nicholas Theis. 2024. “Analyzing the Military’s Role in Producing Air Toxics Disparities in the United States: A Critical Environmental Justice Approach.” Social Problems 71(3):636-661.
Light, Ryan, Nicholas Theis, Achim Edelmann, James Moody, and Richard York. 2023. “Clouding Climate Science: A Comparative Network and Text Analysis of Consensus and Anti-Consensus Scientists.” Social Networks 75:148-158.